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She says she drove Benguit close to the spot where Oki was killed and he later returned covered in blood.

But Benguit’s defence team checked
footage from a CCTV camera trained on the road close to the murder scene
that the witness insisted she drove along.

Jailed: Danilo Restivo, left, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the death of 16-year-old Elisa Claps, right

They examined 20 minutes either side of the time of the attack and say they found no trace of the car on the film.

The Mail on Sunday can also reveal
that lawyers have obtained a pathologist’s report that demonstrates that
Oki’s wounds are consistent with the knife found on Restivo, 39, when
he was arrested in 2004.

Doubts over the safety of the
Benguit’s conviction have long existed and the Criminal Cases Review
Commission is now investigating whether Restivo killed Oki.

Concerns about Benguit’s conviction
intensified after Restivo – who lived close to Oki – was jailed for life
in June last year for the murder in 2002 of seamstress Heather Barnett,
48, in Bournemouth.

Dorset Police last night declined to comment on the new CCTV evidence.

Des Jensen, who is part of Benguit's legal team, said: 'We are confident it will be sent to the Court of Appeal.'

Benguit's sister Amy Benguit said:
'Everything is in the CCRC's hands and we have got to be patient
because they have got to carry out their own investigation.

'Omar is feeling very positive. He
will never ever say he did something if he didn't. He said he would
rather come out in a coffin than admit to something he didn't do.

'I know he will be handed leave to
appeal. A lot of mistakes were made along the way. I don't really want
to blame anyone - all we want is justice for Omar and Oki.'

He said: 'There are similarities in
Oki Shin's killing and Danilo Restivo's modus operandi, like the use of a
very long bladed knife.

Discovery: The decomposed body of Elisa was found on the roof of the Santa Trinita Church in Potenza, Italy, pictured, last year

'The likelihood of two killers
wandering around with similar knives three streets apart in Charminster
at about the same time is very, very small.

'The likelihood of two murders by two individuals three streets and four months apart is frankly unbelievable.

'One must conclude that one can probably link up the murder of Oki Shin to Danilo Restivo as well.'

Restivo arrived in Britain in
March 2002 and was placed under intense surveillance since he became a
suspect in Miss Barnett's murder soon after her death.

The house in Bournemouth, Dorset, where Heather Barnett was found murdered in 2002

When previously asked whether
Restivo was responsible for any other killings, Detective Superintendent
Stuart Cooper said: 'As far as we're aware there are no other victims -
we're not actively looking for or concerned about anyone else.

'Restivo arrived in Britain in March
2002, Heather was killed in November and we've been watching him
carefully since then - it's a relatively short window of time.

'I don't think you can ever be totally
sure but without any credible evidence to say there are further
suspicions it's difficult to say.'

Asked whether Dorset police would
be re-opening the Oki Shin murder, a spokesman said: 'Omar Benguit was
convicted of Oki Shin's murder. He lodged and appeal and that was
dismissed.

'We understand that following an application on behalf of Mr Benguit to the CCRC a review is being conducted.'

Danilo Restivo, 39, being interviewed by police following his arrest for the murder of Heather Barnett